(Forimmediaterelease.net) The Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency Narendra Modi, is to pay an official visit to the Republic of Seychelles. Prime Minister Modi will be in Seychelles from March 10-11 as part of a tour of four Indian Ocean islands.

Prime Minister Modi will lead a delegation comprised of high-level dignitaries on his tour of the Indian Ocean. Seychelles will be the Prime Minister’s first stop.

The Prime Minister will meet with his counterpart, Seychelles President James Michel, and other members of government where both the historic ties shared between the two nations will be strengthened and new avenues of cooperation will be explored.

Three separate agreements are to be signed between Seychelles and India during the visit.

Seychelles and India established diplomatic relations on June 29, 1976. Mr. Modi will be the second Indian Prime Minister to visit Seychelles after HE Indira Ghandi's visit in 1981.

PHOTO: Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency Narendra Modi